Blog
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Web analytics blog
I decided to create a separate blog specifically dealing with web analytics. I often come up with cool little hacks, or interesting approaches, during the course of my work and they're likely to be of…
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Mirragong wagyu meatup
Sensational 7 course degustation at Cotton Duck in Surry Hills. I'm stuffed. Time for bed.
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Recent reading: gambling politics, nose to tail, non-rail public transport and the Chernobyl death toll
I've been using Instapaper to push longer articles to my Kindle for later reading. The tool isn't without some significant limitations but it works well enough for me. It's great to no longer skip rea…
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On quacks and bogus "food intolerance" tests
Our doctor's surgery has been good to us, with a thorough GP who seems competent. I'd always been wary of the practice owner though, as she prescribes so-called Traditional Chinese Medicine (which is…
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Taronga Zoo
We took Louis to the zoo for his first visit on the weekend with his grandparents and cousin Abigail. We all had a fantastic time, and Louis now has a few more animals he can recognise and whose noise…
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The slow descent into madness of an SEO copywriter
You know what this office needs? A pit of eternal despair. Yeah. Every time someone microwaves something with garlic in it, they should be seized and thrown into a black abyss of pain and darkness and…
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Inconceivable!
via fuckyeahdementia.com
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Disturbing...
via fuckyeahdementia.com Really quite disturbing...
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Blot unveils the new "I'm not racist, but..."
I am very uneasy about laws limiting free speech. via blogs.news.com.au This is the man fighting a court battle about free speech, aiming to protect his right to vilify Aboriginal people who aren't Ab…
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Fishing, Jinja Safari and Cloud Control gig
Last night Holly and I had a grandmother looking after Louis and tickets to a gig. Date night! Lots of fun was had. First, dinner at Arisun, the latest stop on our quest for the best Korean Fried Chic…
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What does the Marrickville Council boycott of Israel resolution actually say?
I've been having a bit of a twitter debate with my mate Josh about Marrickville Council's Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) resolution, when I realised I hadn't read the actual text of th…
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Dear "Web Producers"
If you're going to call yourself a "web producer", surely you could take the time to learn a little about the field in which you work? I would expect a "TV producer" to know the difference between 16:…
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Round and round
Louis has discovered spinning. [video width="500" height="300" mp4="https://media.contractorpermie.com/blog/764245/VIDEO0014.mp4"][/video] Download VIDEO0014.3gp [video width="500" height="300" mp4="h…
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Japan is incredibly well-equipped for disaster
For your reference, as approximately the lowest person on the org chart for Ogaki City (it’s in Gifu, which is fairly close to Nagoya, which is 200 miles from Tokyo, which is 200 miles from Miyagi, wh…
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Google's jobs page looks terrible in Chrome
Hilarious.
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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's deep-fried delights recipes
Forget the health police for once and tuck into Hugh's yummy churros. Hot chocolate essential... Photograph: Colin Campbell for the Guardian via guardian.co.uk Phwoar! Hugh looks at the joys of deep f…
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Busy weekend
We had a very busy weekend. Saturday Linn, Sean, Cam and I put up plasterboard in the shoffice (shed/office). Lots of hard graft all day and much much appreciation for my helpers who slogged long and…
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Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
via fuckyeahdementia.com Well it made me laugh anyway...
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Just reporting the news at The Australian
Follow up question (from The Australian journalist): "So you'd like people to pay more for petrol and diesel, Senator?" Christine: "My view is it would be fantastic to have really good public transpor…
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Nice day at the water park
We spent today catching up with Julie and Finn who are in town from San Fran, along with Rachel, Matt, Maz and Jameson. Loads of fun.